| DEANORNISH | Physician whose low-fat diet for heart health forbids meat fish poultry and full-fat dairy products: 2 wds. |
| ROBERTATKINS | Physician whose low-carb diet for weight loss stresses protein and fat: 2 wds. |
| KETO | Low-carb high-fat diet, for short (4) |
| ASPIRIN | Common pill for heart health |
| TARRAGON | Aromatic herb used in French cuisine to flavour fish, poultry butter, sauce or vinegar (8) |
| LOIN | Pork cut for a low-fat diet |
| SPRAT | Jack with a low-fat diet |
| STARTREK | TV show whose low-ranking, red-uniformed officers often met untimely demises |
| SINGLECREAM | Low fat dairy product is unique stuff packed with source of energy (6,5) |
| COTTAGECHEESE | Low-fat dairy product (7,6) |
| SKIMMEDMILK | Low-fat dairy product (7,4) |
| CLOTTEDCREAM | Dairy product made by heating full-fat cow's milk and then leaving it in shallow pans to cool slowly (7,5) |
| RABELAIS | French renaissance writer and physician whose name is associated with the bawdy jokes and songs he was fond of (8) |
| SALTOFTHEEARTH | Decent type with soft heart, health for the most part failing (4,2,3,5) |
| CHOLESTEROL | Which cell constituent derived from animal fats is considered bad for the heart's health? (11) |
| HEAVYCREAM | *High-fat dairy product |
| BEETON | Victorian author of a book on household management and cookery featuring some 900 recipes including those for pastries, pickles, pies, poultry and puddings (6) |
| POMEGRANATE | Fruit with a thick, leathery rind and numerous seeds, Mallorcan chefs often follow Arabian-style recipes to use the juice in meat, poultry and game dishes (11) |
| UGLYDUCKLING | Revolting combo of poultry and fish turned out to be superb in the end (4,8) |
| SLOANE | Irish physician whose 1753 bequest became the foundation of the British Museum and the Natural History Museum |
